Bottom line Quote by Robert David Steele

What do we mean by the public interest? Some say the public interest is merely what interests the public. I disagree.

— Newton N. Minow

“The biggest mistake that you will make in life is believing that governments act in the public interest.”

— Steven Magee

Defining of the public interest is always very, very difficult.

— Keir Starmer

“Public interest has been subordinated to private interest, and when there is no clear distinction between them, it opens the door to endless opportunities…

— Nancy MacLean

Public interest criteria does not mean criteria that the public decides are in its interest. It means that the elite - via various appointed…

— Mark Steyn

The general public are not even aware of major decisions that will determine their fate, hence are in no position to influence them

— Noam Chomsky

To serve the public interest is not the same as being a servant of public opinion.

— Sidney Hook

“Government action causes special interest reaction.”

— Eric Robert Morse

No public interest is anything other or nobler than a massed accumulation of private interests.

— Mark Twain

Obama, startled that components of government behave as interest groups, seems utterly unfamiliar with public choice theory. It demystifies and de-romanticizes politics by applying…

— George Will

Public interest is a very unruly horse.

— Kapil Sibal

“It's not in the interests of the self-serving government to educate the masses to the point where they are smart enough to see through…

— Christina Engela